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Labour to crack down on foreign buyers of Britain’s homes

Keir Starmer would impose new restrictions on overseas investors and give ‘first dibs’ to first-time buyers

The Independent UK

Labour considering higher taxes on foreign buyers of UK homes

Move comes as senior Tory blames party’s scrapping of housebuilding targets for poor local election results

The Guardian - UK

Prime Minister's 'major mistake' that 'cost Tories at local elections'

'We cannot out-Nimby the Liberal Democrats and the Greens'

Manchester Evening News

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Rishi Sunak's housing blunder cost Tories at local elections, ex-minister fumes

Ex-Levelling Up Secretary Simon Clarke said it was a 'major mistake' to cut housebuilding targets - a decision made by Mr Sunak in the face of a Tory rebellion. Labour says this has 'killed the dream of homeownership for a generation'

Daily Mirror

Tory chairman mocked for having ‘midas touch’ for opposition at local elections

Greg Hands accused of having negative impact in ‘blue wall’ south, while Rishi Sunak under fire over ‘major mistake’

The Independent UK

Sunak made ‘major mistake’ in dropping housebuilding targets, senior Tory says

The Tories shed 960 councillors across England in Thursday’s elections in a result approaching the party’s most pessimistic predictions.

The Independent UK

Tory rebels expecting assurances over controversial Illegal Migration Bill

Sir Bill Cash, the Tory MP for Stone, said he believes the Government will ‘engage with us constructively’ to toughen up the legislation.

The Independent UK

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Other lives: Sociology professor who studied labour relations and trade unions in post-Soviet Russia

The Guardian - UK

Sunak in fighting spirit after Brexit rebels and Johnson hopes dissolve

Winning Tory doubters – and Johnson loyalists – round to his Windsor Framework strengthens prime minister’s election wicket

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss’s allies urge Chancellor to ‘let capital rip’

Two former cabinet ministers said more should be done on ‘generators of growth’.

The Independent UK

Budget 2023: Corporation tax hiked despite Tory rebel warning on ‘hammer’ blow to economy

Jeremy Hunt warned his hike will have ‘chilling effect on whole economy’

The Independent UK

Tory MPs urge ministers to curb European judges’ influence on UK migrant policy

The Home Secretary faced calls from her backbench colleagues to ensure the Illegal Migration Bill seeks to curb the influence of the ECHR.

The Independent UK

OPINION - Human beings are driven solely by their own self-interest — deal with it

I couldn’t go to bed. Someone was arguing in bad faith on the internet. The subject that pushed me over the edge and into insomnia was, of all things, the establishment of a football regulator.

Evening Standard

PM faces Tory Brexiteer fury on Northern Ireland deal as Starmer offers helping hand

A TORY rebellion is brewing over changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol – with Labour offering support to the Prime Minister if Conservative…

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The Independent UK

Cleverly in crunch talks with EU in big push for Northern Ireland Protocol deal

Downing Street says no ‘final deal’ has been struck as ‘intensive work’ continues.

The Independent UK

Tories in new warning to Sunak over Brexit deal with Brussels

Senior Conservatives said any deal which does not lead to a return of powersharing in Northern Ireland will be ‘completely disastrous’.

The Independent UK

Tory MPs defend former minister Green after rejection as election candidate

Damian Green failed to win selection for the new Weald of Kent constituency.

The Guardian - UK

Government to hold new talks with EU on NI protocol ‘in coming days’, says foreign secretary – as it happened

James Cleverly’s comments come after No 10 said ‘no deal has been done as yet’

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The Guardian - UK

Truss allies’ calls for sweeping tax cuts fuel further Tory infighting

Some MPs accuse former prime minister of damaging party with her comeback weeks before budget

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss seems keen to make comeback, but is anyone else on board?

Former PM not trying to keep a low profile, but former allies have their own ambitions and few would risk a return

Tribune News Service

A hole in Tory finances shows the party’s fortunes getting worse

LONDON — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s U.K. Conservatives face a grim funding outlook with a 25 million pound ($30 million) shortfall less than two years before the next election.

Birmingham Post

Strong support for green steel deal as Humber revealed as Net Zero hot spot

Humber on the list and biggest employer heard by key figures as help called for with decarbonisation

AAP

German wins Cadel's race in sprint finish

German rider Marius Mayrhofer was the surprise winner of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, taking out the sprint finish.

Daily Mirror

Tory slammed over 'disgusting' claim food bank users waste cash on booze and TV

Conservative MP Lee Anderson claimed there was a 'whole industry' behind food banks leaving people reliant on help - but Lib Dems said it was a 'direct result of industrial scale neglect' by the Tories

Wales Online

Tory MP uses junior staff member to make point about pay and it goes badly wrong

Lee Anderson's comments have been reported to Commons authorities

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